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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common industrial chemical used in plastics and products containing plastics. It's been around for more than a half-decade, with manufacturing companies first using the chemical in the 1960s. Since then, it's popularity has only increased. However, while used in thousands of everyday products, including plastic food containers and sports equipment, high levels of exposure to BPA can interfere with a person's hormones and potentially increase the risk of cancer. And accordi …

The Michigan branch of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has announced more than $250,000 in workplace safety grants for employers in the state with up to 250 employees. Known as the Workplace Improvement to Safety and Health (MIWISH) grant program, it's intended to create a safer environment in which to work.No state has a perfect safety record for work-related injuries and illnesses, and Michigan is no exception. Each year, tens of thousands of workers are in the state …

Millions of Americans take aspirin on a daily basis, believing that it will thin their blood and subsequently lower their risk of a heart attack. For decades, doctors have advised patients with an increased risk of heart attack to take a baby aspirin each day. Because of its anti-inflammatory properties, aspirin is believed to lower the risk of a heart attack. While this makes sense, there's new evidence suggesting that it may case more harm than good. According a new study published in the …

That's what some researchers are saying. According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), free snacks offered to employees at their place of their work increases the risk of obesity. For the study, researchers followed more than 5,000 U.S. employees, paying close attention to the foods and beverages they consumed while on the job.Researchers specifically focused on free foods offered to employees. It's not uncommon for employers to provide workers with free …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will host a meeting next month during which it will ask the public for input for feedback regarding whistleblower protection among financial services workers. Scheduled for October 16 at the organization's headquarters in Washington D.C., it's the second meeting of its kind. The two-hour-long meeting will involve discussions between OSHA officials, the public and workers in the financial services industry about whistleblower protection rig …